Cuff-holder.



No. 634,!33. Patented Oct. 3, I899.

H. C. & J. N. GUERTIN.

CUFF HOLDER.

(Application filed Jam. 15, 1898.) (No Model.)

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HENRY O. GUERTIN,

PATENT EEICE.

OF WVINCHENDON, AND JOHN N. GUERTIN, OF WVEST- BOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS.

CUFF-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 634,133, dated October 3, 1899.

Application filed January 15, 1898. Serial No. 666,774. (No model.)

To all whom, it 777/601] concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY C. GUEBTIN, of Winchendon,and JOHN N. GUERTIN, of West borough, in the county of Worcester, State of 1\Iassachusetts,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuff-Fasteners, of which the following is a description sufficiently full, clear, and exact to enable any person skilled in the art or science to which said invention appert'ainsto make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which 7 Figure 1 is an elevation showing our improved fastener in use; Fig. 2, an elevation of the fastener detached, and Fig. 3 a sectional end view.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the different figures of the drawings.

Our invention relates especially to means for detachablyand adjustably securingacuff to the shirt-sleeves; and it consists in certain novel features hereinafter fully set forth and claimed, the object being to produce a simpler, cheaper, and more effective device of this character than is now in ordinary use.

The nature and operation of the improvement will be readily understood by all con- 0 versant with such matters from the following explanation.

In the drawings, Cu represents the cuff, S the sleeve, and A the fastener, considered as a whole.

The fastener A is preferably constructed of spring-wire bent and curved to form a head M at one end and a clasp N at the opposite end. The head M has a lower portion D, which is shaped to be projected through the buttonholes P of the cuff. The lower portion D is connected with the body A by bending the wire in a coil O and B (shown in Fig. 2) and an upper portion F twisted at E. The upper portion F is adapted to overlap the outer edge of the buttonhole P when the cuff is in position. As shown in Fig. 1., the wire is then extended and forms a wedging-arm G. The end I is projected and serves as a lever to fasten or unfasten the clasp N. The end N is folded and doubled,forming arms or jaws and a U-shaped projection connecting the upper and lower jaws H H, (see Fig. 3,) sufficiently separated to admit the wedging-arm G between said jaws or arms,which forms the clasp. The extreme end of the wire L,forming the jaws or arms, is folded upon itself. The end L may be folded around the companion wire or left straight and the companion wire coiled around it, but that as shown in Fig. 2

is preferred, as it imparts elasticity to the 6b clasp.

In the use of ourimprovement the portion D of the head M is inserted through the buttonholes P in the direction shown by dotted lines in'Fig. 1. The fastener is then turned in the direction indicated by line K in said figure. The coil 0 B and twist E enable this to be accomplished and the inner end 0 D of said portion to pass through the buttonholes, both edges of whichitthenoverlaps. The fastener is thus in a position shown in Fig. 1, the portion F of the head overlapping one edge of hole P and the body A the opposite edge. The twist E and concave at B prevent the cuff from moving longitudinally back and forth. The cuff is now adjusted on the wrist and the shirt-flap 8 of the sleeve-slit is placed between said jaws at any determined point. The arm G is then inserted between the jaws or arms by pressing on the lever I with the thumb So and forefinger,which securely clasps the said flap and holds the cuff firmly in position.

Having thus explained our invention, what we claim is A cuff-fastener, constructed of a single v strand of spring-wire, bent and curved to form a head at one end, comprisinga base, D, for entering the buttonhole, an upper portion F, for overlapping said buttonhole and a coil,

0, l3, connecting the base and upper portion, 0 and at the opposite end to form aspring-clasp,

N, comprising the arm, G, and lever, I, and laterally-projecting jaws, H, H, having a U- shaped connection and end, L, arranged to operate substantially as described.

HENRY O. GUERTIN. JOHN N. GUERTIN.

Witnesses:

DELIA L. GUERTIN, JOSEPH O. GUERTIN. 

